ASUS Zenbook 14 now also with AMD Ryzen CPU: Ultra-thin and compact
Ryzen processors are starting to gain market space even in the most compact and compact products segment: ASUS implements them in some versions of ZenBook 14 laptop.
In the dsktop systems market, we have witnessed, over the last 2 years, the progressive spread of AMD Ryzen processors. With the third generation of these processors, based on Zen 2 architecture and built with 7-nanometer production technology, AMD distanced itself from competing Intel Core proposals, offering a comparable performance level at the same clock frequency with a much higher number of core.
Similar dynamics, although with much slower times, is also occurring in the portable PC sector. In this context, AMD can offer Ryzen solutions equipped with integrated GU, currently with proposals from the 3000 range equipped with Zen architecture combined with GPUs with Vega architecture.
The AMD proposals are indicated, from the point of technical specifications and the TDP levels contained in 15 Watts, for use in ultra-thin notebook systems. Let’s talk about those that are referred to by the name of Ultrabook, which is directly linked to the presence of an Intel Core CPU. ASUS proposes on the market some configurations of its ultra-thin ZenBook 14 notebook characterized by the use of Ryzen processors with integrated GPU: in particular, it is the Zenbook 14 UM433DA version.
The Notebook Check site reports this news from the Taiwanese company, which now offers versions of this notebook not only with an Intel processor but also with the alternative option between AMD Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen 7 3700U. These are processors with 4-core and 8-thread architecture, combined respectively with GPU Vega 8 and Vega 10 and capable of peak clock frequencies of 3.7 GHz for the first and 4 GHz for the second.
The remaining hardware configuration does not change, with a 14.1-inch diagonal screen and Full HD resolution with very thin NanoEdge frames, with a 178-degree viewing angle and 100% sRGB color coverage. Onboard storage provides different options for SSD, with capacities from 256 GB up to a maximum of 1 TB always with PCI Express interface.
In versions with AMD CPU, ASUS does not integrate the video card NVIDIA GeForce MX150 / 250, technical feature instead present in the versions with Intel processor: the computing power offered by the integrated GPU is more than adequate, comparable to that of the NVIDIA video chips that instead they must be supplied with Intel solutions because of the computing power offered by their assigned GPU.
ASUS ZenBok 14 laptop versions with AMD CPUs do not implement ScreenPad, the touchpad version that operates as a small secondary display. ASUS has instead adopted NumberPad, which alternates the classic touchpad with a numeric keypad with which to type numbers more quickly. As yet, ASUS has not yet announced the prices and availability of these two new versions of the ultra-thin notebook of the ZenBook family.
- Stunning NanoEdge 14” FHD display with 86% screen-to-body ratio in 13” body
- Super compact & slim at less than 0.65” thin, weighs only 3.2 lbs
- Latest Intel 8th Gen Core i5-8265U Processor (up to 3.9 GHz)
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